Glenn Miller taught people to swing with his music, both in times of war and peace. In December 1944, as a musical entertainer for the US Army and the most popular American musician of the Second World War, his plane crashed into the English Channel in circumstances that have never been fully explained. The biography of the famous band leader reflects this year’s motto for the Stuttgart Music Festival – “War and Peace”. On 7 September 2018 his music can be heard in the Mercedes-Benz Museum.

Mercedes-Benz presents the X 350 d 4MATIC that impresses with its outstanding dynamism, assertiveness and stylish appearance. Whether city traffic, twisting country roads, steep gravel tracks, or muddy forests: 4MATIC permanent all-wheel drive ensures a high level of driving stability and dynamism under a wide range of conditions. The top model of the X-Class delivers 190 kW (258 PS) and a maximum torque of 550 Nm.

Kraftstoffverbrauch kombiniert: 9,0–8,8 l/100 km;
CO₂-Emissionen kombiniert: 236–230 g/km.²

The Schlossplatz in Stuttgart: with its magnificent “Neues Schloss” (new palace), its huge baroque park and the renowned state theatre, the wide square offers splendid views of the vibrant part of the Swabian capital. It is located right next to the Königsstraße, the largest shopping mile in Europe. Within eyeshot, the Mercedes-Benz star sits proudly atop the tower of Stuttgart’s main station. Once a year, the Schlossplatz magically draws thousands of fans and numerous celebrities of the international jazz, blues, soul and pop scene to the southern German car manufacturing city: during the jazzopen Stuttgart.